CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia posted the following news release on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - James Garner, also known as "Jake," 35, of Huntington, pleaded guilty today to distribution of 5 grams or more of methamphetamine. Garner admitted to a role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed methamphetamine and fentanyl in the Huntin  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia posted the following news release on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Demonte Jovon Walker, also known as "DJ," 26, of Pontiac, Michigan, pleaded guilty today to distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on October 24, 2024, Walker sold approximately 83 gram  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia posted the following news release on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * Michigan Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Drug Crime HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Adrian Demetrius Ludaway, also known as "A1," 35, of Wayne, Michigan, was sentenced today to nine years and two months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distribution of fentanyl and a mixture and substance containing m  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following opening statement from a Nov. 19, 2025, hearing entitled "Future of PFAS Cleanup and Disposal Policy." PFAS stands for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. * * * "This Congress, the Environment and Public Works Committee has examined many issues associated with PFAS contamination and remediation, including potential impacts on public health, li  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune on the Horrific Attack on National Guard Members * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "I want to express my profound sorrow over the death of West Virginia National Guard member Specialist Sarah Beckstrom. "Sarah was  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the City of Gary, West Virginia, issued Open-File Report 20251037 in 2025 titled 'Reconnaissance of Potential Alternate Water Supply Sources for the City of Gary, West Virginia,' authored by Mark D. Kozar and Samuel H. Austin. The report explores seven potential sources of mine-derived groundwater to address degraded water quality in the city's existing supply. Background and Study Scope Gary's public water   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSFR) -- The West Virginia Department of Tourism, Charleston, has completed an inventory review confirming cultural affiliation of ancestral remains to Tribal Nations of Florida and Oklahoma. The review accounts for one Native American individual whose remains were originally removed from a small mound site near Ocala in Marion County, Florida. According to documented acquisition history, geologist Noel Moebs of Bruceton, Pennsylvania obtained the remains before 1953, repo  more